lard

[scw1217]

Here's a word I hadn't thought of past the cooking aspect. Dictionary.com has it has a noun and a verb with some very interesting meanings. I had never heard of "embellish" as a synonym of "lard", nor had I thought to use it as a verb. Surprising, since I am from the south. Plus, it gives a foreign language breakdown. (See link for that.)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lard

lard [lahrd]

–noun
1. the rendered fat of hogs, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen.
–verb (used with object)
2. to apply lard or grease to.
3. to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, esp. with lardons.
4. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME (v.), late ME (n.) < MF larder (v.), lard (n.) < L lār(i)dum bacon fat; akin to Gk lārīnós fat (adj.)]

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lard (lärd) Pronunciation Key
n. The white solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog.

tr.v. lard·ed, lard·ing, lards

1. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.
2. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.
3.
1. To enrich or lace heavily with extra material; embellish: larded the report with quotations.
2. To fill throughout; inject: "The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).

[Perry]

"The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).

That's just not Kosher!

[Bailey]

"The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).

So that's where all the Pork is? Went?

mark not-a-porcine-fan Bailey

[scw1217]

"The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).

So that's where all the Pork is? Went?

mark not-a-porcine-fan Bailey

LOL!

[skinem]

That was funny...I'll have to put that away in the larder!

[gailr]

lard > larder > lardest(?)

1. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.
2. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.

An unexpected word with unexpected usages, scw1217. These two remind me of a vegetarian coworker who prefaced every recipe with, "first, you need a thin layer of bacon grease..."

[Stargzer]

lard > larder > lardest(?)

1. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.
2. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.

An unexpected word with unexpected usages, scw1217. These two remind me of a vegetarian coworker who prefaced every recipe with, "first, you need a thin layer of bacon grease..."

Maybe she/he really meant "bakin' grease," i. e., Crisco.

Which of course reminds me of the old joke about the husband (or wife, as the case may be ) walking up and down the ailes of the grocery store hollering "CRISCO! CRISCO!"

An old lady is walking around in a supermarket calling out, "Crisco, Crisssssssco!" Soon a store clerk approaches and says, "Lady, the Crisco is in aisle D."

The old lady replies, "Oh, I'm not looking for the cooking stuff. I'm calling my husband."

The clerk is astonished. "Your husband's name is Crisco?"

The old lady answers, "Oh no, no, no. I only call him that when we're out in public."

"I see," said the clerk. "What do you call him at home?"

"Lard [butt], because he has so much fat in the can."

[scw1217]

Gailr, that's what I thought. I cannot imagine myself saying, "He really likes to lard his stories," without picturing "him" smearing it with animal fat.

Stargzr, funny joke!

[Perry]

That's right, just lard it over us.